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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023

Current landscape and future directions of synthetic biology in South America.

E Sebastian Gomez-Hinostroza, Nicolás Gurdo, María Victoria Gracia Alvan Vargas, Pablo I Nikel, María-Eugenia Guazzaroni, Linda P Guaman, David J Castillo Cornejo, Raúl Platero, Carlos Barba-Ostria

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Developing improved inoculants through genome editing of diazotrophic bacteria for cereals: Is this the right time for Brazil?Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

E Sebastian Gomez-HinostrozaLaboratorio de Investigación en Citogenética y Biomoléculas de Anfibios (LICBA), Centro de Investigación para la Salud en América Latina (CISeAL), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Nicolás GurdoThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark.
María Victoria Gracia Alvan VargasThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark.
Pablo I NikelThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark.
María-Eugenia GuazzaroniDepartment of Biology, FFCLRP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Linda P GuamanCentro de Investigación Biomédica (CENBIO), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Eugenio Espejo, Universidad UTE, Quito, Ecuador.
David J Castillo CornejoGlyxon Biolabs, Mexico City, Coyoacán, Mexico.
Raúl PlateroLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental, Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Carlos Barba-OstriaEscuela de Medicina, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud Quito, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic biology (SynBio) is a rapidly advancing multidisciplinary field in which South American countries such as Chile, Argentina, and Brazil have made notable contributions and have established leadership positions in the region. In recent years, efforts have strengthened SynBio in the rest of the countries, and although progress is significant, growth has not matched that of the aforementioned countries. Initiatives such as iGEM and TECNOx have introduced students and researchers from various countries to the foundations of SynBio. Several factors have hindered progress in the field, including scarce funding from both public and private sources for synthetic biology projects, an underdeveloped biotech industry, and a lack of policies to promote bio-innovation. However, open science initiatives such as the DIY movement and OSHW have helped to alleviate some of these challenges. Similarly, the abundance of natural resources and biodiversity make South America an attractive location to invest in and develop SynBio projects.

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DIYLatin AmericaOpen scienceSouth AmericaSynBioTECNOx

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PMID36845183
PMCPMC9950111

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